Stereoscopic photograph of the interior of the verandah of the Buddhist vihara, Cave 4 at Ajanta, taken by Robert Gill in 1868. The Buddhist cave temples of Ajanta were excavated into a horse-shoe shaped cliff overlooking the Waghora River in the 2nd – 1st century BC and later in the 5th century AD, a period of time which coincides with the Hinayana and Mahayana phases of Buddhist art. Cave 4 is the largest monastery at Ajanta but was left unfinished when it was excavated in the late 5th century. It is a two-storeyed cave with a verandah with plain octagonal pillars and a cell at either end. This view shows the three doorways leading into the sanctuary. The jambs of the central door are decorated with carvings representing figures of guardian, couples, maidens and flying figures. On the lintel are figures of the Buddha and ganas.